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Rooms, reached via an elevator, are spacious and furnished with period reproductions,
while apartments are kitted out with designer kitchens and generous living space. Perfect
for families seeking a little dolce vita on a reasonable budget.
DON'T MISS
GOURMET CENTRAL: RIALTO DISTRICT
Rialto Market OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 296 06 58; 7am-2pm; Rialto-Mer-
cato) offers superb local produce next to the legendary Pescaria OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Ri-
alto; 7am-2pm Tue-Sun; Rialto) , Venice's 600-year-old fish market. Nearby backstreets are
lined with bakeries, bacari (bars) and two notable gourmet shops: Aliani OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 041 522 49 13; Ruga Vecchia di San Giovanni, San Polo 654; 8.30am-1pm &
5-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Rialto Mercato) , with cheeses, cured meats and gourmet specialities from bal-
samic vinegar aged 40 years to bottarga (dried fish-roe paste); and Drogheria Mascari
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 522 97 62; www.imascari.com ; Ruga degli Spezieri 381, San
Polo; 8am-1pm & 4-7.30pm Mon, Tue & Thu-Sat, 8am-1pm Wed; Rialto) , an emporium
lined with copper-topped jars, spices and truffles galore, plus an entire back room of speciality Italian
wines. For organic edibles and sustainably produced wines, visit Rialto Biocenter OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 041 523 95 15; www.rialtobiocenter.it ; Calle della Regina, Santa Croce 2264;
8.30am-1pm & 4.30-8pm Mon-Thu, 8.30am-8pm Fri & Sat;
San Stae) .
Aqua Palace
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
LUXURY HOTEL €€€
(Palazzo Scalfarotto; 041 296 04 42; www.aquapalace.it ; Calle de la Malvasia 5492; s €150-350, d
€200-490; ; San Marco, San Zaccaria) With its exotic, spice-route vibe and burn-
ished colour palate of gold, bronze and old grey, the Aqua Palace is a heady mixture of
modern amenities and Eastern romance. Suites 'interpret' the distant past of Marco Polo,
and with only 25 of them you can expect aristocratic proportions, acres of weighty fabric
and bathrooms marbled within an inch of their lives. Complete with its own private gon-
dola pier, this is the hotel for lovebirds.
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